Drought solutions across the US

By Carrie Taylor

on May 7, 2014 12:28 PM

Photo: Torin Halsey, MBI

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Protecting water with white powder

At Lake Arrowhead, one of the main sources of water for Wichita Falls, Texas, four men from a company called Flexible Solutions are spreading more than 5,000 pounds of a white powder into the lake, The Texas Tribune reports. The powder, called WaterSavr, is safe to consume and forms a film on top of the water to slow evaporation, according to the Flexible Solutions website.

Click through the slideshow to see other ways cities across the nation are trying to conserve water.

In this May 21, 2014 photo released by Michigan State University, Jim Wallace and Steven Safferman are shown at a dairy farm where they have helped to convert manure into clean water. A technology for extracting drinkable water from manure is on its way to commercial application this year, Michigan State University

Scientists are studying whether the desalination of water from the Gulf of Mexico could be a viable solution for Texas. It's something other entities have already resorted to. The Royal New Zealand's defense force's desalination plant is pictured above.

Building a massive tunnel A pipeline has been under... Photo-6000514.85362 - Beaumont Enterprise

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Implementing an innovative fund

Through the Colorado River System Conservation Program, farmers, industries and municipalities from the four largest cities that get water from the Colorado River would be paid to reduce their water usage.